NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Barry Busby is just beginning his seminary education, but already he can count on one thing: He won't be taking a lot of books with him after he graduates. A 10-year Army veteran, the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary student is studying to return to his branch of service as a chaplain. Thanks to brand-new Bible study software, he'll have the resources he needs as close as his laptop.

Bible Navigator is a new Bible software tool designed by WORDsearch Corp for LifeWay Christian Resources' technology division in conjunction with Broadman & Holman Publishers. In September, LifeWay surprised Southern Baptist seminary students with a complimentary special academic edition of the PC-based study software, a $249 value. Read More

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Ask anyone the number one frustration when using Bible software and you'll get the same response: It's not easy to use. The makers of Bible Navigator hope to change all that when the new Bible software hits stores this fall. Read More

WAKE FOREST, N.C. (BP)--As the search for a new president at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary continues, the presidential search committee has communicated to the seminary's trustees 11 "core values" guiding them in their quest. Read More

HOUSTON, Texas (BP)--Leaders of the Houston Baptist community and officers of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, dedicated the seminary's newly renovated Houston campus during a special chapel service and ribbon cutting ceremony Oct. 13. Read More

ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP)--Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers have concluded the bulk of their response to Hurricane Isabel, with more than 933,000 meals prepared and 1,500 cleanup jobs completed. Individual states in the affected areas are still coordinating the work of chainsaw teams, however, in an effort that could last to the end of the year in some areas. Read More

ELDORADO, Texas (BP)--At the first of several funerals for victims of a church bus crash in Louisiana, Jean Demere was remembered Oct. 16 as a Proverbs 31 woman who touched many lives in her town. Read More

CHICAGO (BP)--From my right-field, upper-deck vantage point at "the friendly confines" at Clark and Addison, I enjoyed a Kerry Wood shutout on Sept. 17 -- and a flicker of hope that this might be the year the Cubs won the pennant. Read More

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